Hoi An-style Oven-crisped Pork sandwich Recipe – Sunset Magazine

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice (or 1/4 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger, and anise seeds)
• 1 tablespoon salad oil
• 1/4 cup chopped shallots
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
• 12 ounces ground lean pork
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• Salt
• 3 baguettes (8 oz. each; see notes)
• About 2 tablespoons Asian red chili paste or sauce
• 8 ounces thinly sliced roast boned, fat-trimmed pork loin or cooked ham or chicken (see notes)
• 2 cups thinly sliced English cucumbers (about 8 oz.)
• 3 cups salad mix (4 oz.), rinsed and crisped
• 1/2 cup fresh Thai or regular basil leaves, rinsed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup Fried Shallots